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The IRS issued final regulations on June 20, 2019 (the “Final Regulations”), which will allow employers to offer two new categories of health reimbursement accounts (“HRAs”) for plan years beginning on or after January 1, 2020: an individual coverage...By: Dickinson Wright

The American population, and thus the American workforce, is becoming increasingly subject to anxiety and depression disorders. Employers must find ways to retain and motivate employees with such diagnoses in order to maintain a competitive advantage...By: Dickinson Wright

Employers that completely or partially withdraw from underfunded multiemployer pension funds are well aware that they may owe the fund withdrawal liability—an assessment against the employer of its allocable share of the fund’s underfunding, provided...By: Dickinson Wright

In Vic Davis Construction, Inc. v. Lauren Engineers & Constructors, Inc., the Tennessee Court of Appeals approved a contractor’s use of closeout costs to “holdback” 5% of the contract price without complying with the retainage requirements of the...By: Dickinson Wright

In a growing technological and global marketplace, the labor market is expanding to accommodate the “gig economy,” a labor market characterized by short-term, freelance or other alternative work relationships. Though app-based businesses and delivery...By: Dickinson Wright

The Arizona Registrar of Contractors (“Registrar”) has internally amended its regulations multiple times over the last few years. On April 29, 2019, the Arizona Legislature amended the statutes governing the Registrar for the first time since 1981....By: Dickinson Wright